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Newspapers Examine Health Care Proposals Of Major Presidential Candidates

Several newspapers recently examined the health care proposals of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.). Summaries appear below.Atlanta Journal-Constitution : The Journal-Constitution on Sunday highlighted the Obama and McCain health care proposals in the words of the candidates.

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Knowledge And Awareness Of HIV/AIDS Remain Low In China, Survey Finds

HIV/AIDS Remain Low in Chin Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS and its transmission remain low in China, and considerable stigma surrounding the disease still exists in the country, according to a survey released on Friday by Beijing's Renmin University, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.For the study, Renmin researchers, supported by UNAIDS, interviewed 6,000 people in six Chinese cities.

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USA Today Examines Efforts In Indiana To Limit Access To Abortion Through County Ordinances

USA Today on Friday examined efforts by abortion-rights opponents in Indiana to pass regulations at the county level to require doctors who perform the procedure to have admitting privileges at a local hospital after efforts to enact statewide legislation stalled.

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Conference: Perinatal Days And International Stillbirth Nov.5-7

The 21st Norsk Perinataldager (Norwegian Perinatal Days) will be arranged as a joint conference with the 2008 International Stillbirth Conference from the 5th - 7th November. This is in collaboration with the International Stillbirth Allliance (ISA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Older Adults Put At Risk For Depression Recurrence When They Suffer Restless Nights

Nearly 60 percent of the nation's elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it's a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, for elderly individuals who have suffered from depression in the past, poor sleep may be the first sign that a new bout of depression is coming on.

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2008 Karolinska Institutet Prize For Research In Medical Education Won By Springer Editor Geoffrey R. Norman

Springer editor Geoffrey R. Norman is this year's winner of the Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education. He has been singled out for his highly original and innovative research in the field of medical education.

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Pastors Discuss Political Endorsements At Sunday Services To Protest IRS Rules

Thirty-three pastors from across the country on Sunday took part in a campaign organized by the Alliance Defense Fund, a socially conservative legal consortium, to defy a federal law that prohibits not-for-profit, tax-exempt religious entities from endorsing political candidates from the pulpit, the Washington Post reports.

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'Not Surprising' That HIV/AIDS In U.S. Is 'Worse Than Officials Had Expected,' Opinion Piece Says

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. "from the beginning" has been "wrongly filtered through shifting public and political views that tried to focus blame or susceptibility on populations of people defined by social and demographic factors," physician and columnist Kate Scannell writes in a Contra Costa Times opinion piece.

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Washington Post Profiles Actress, HIV/AIDS Advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph H6

The Washington Post on Monday profiled actress and HIV/AIDS advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph, whose one-woman show "Sometimes I Cry" aims to increase awareness about the disease. Ralph has performed the show nationwide as well as internationally, and she staged it on Saturday in Washington, D.C., at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus.

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New Web Resource About Medicines

From today, people can access a new authoritative source of information on the Internet about medicines. This new resource is a guide to the life-cycle of new medicines, from their first scientific discovery through to licensing and on-going monitoring. It is available at http://www.mhra.gov.

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30.09.2008 15:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

Newspapers Examine Health Care Proposals Of Major Presidential Candidates

Knowledge And Awareness Of HIV/AIDS Remain Low In China, Survey Finds

USA Today Examines Efforts In Indiana To Limit Access To Abortion Through County Ordinances

Conference: Perinatal Days And International Stillbirth Nov.5-7

Older Adults Put At Risk For Depression Recurrence When They Suffer Restless Nights

2008 Karolinska Institutet Prize For Research In Medical Education Won By Springer Editor Geoffrey R. Norman

Pastors Discuss Political Endorsements At Sunday Services To Protest IRS Rules

'Not Surprising' That HIV/AIDS In U.S. Is 'Worse Than Officials Had Expected,' Opinion Piece Says

Washington Post Profiles Actress, HIV/AIDS Advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph H6

New Web Resource About Medicines

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